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Merkel gives mixed review of China trip

National: 4 Feb 12
German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of stronger ties between China and Germany on the heels of her visit to the country, but voiced concern about attempts to keep her from meeting with government critics during her trip. READ »

Merkel urges China to press Iran over nukes

Politics: 2 Feb 12
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Beijing Thursday to put pressure on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme as she began an official visit to China on Thursday. READ »

Berlin inks deals, differs with Beijing on rights

Politics: 28 Jun 11
Germany and China held their first joint cabinet meeting Tuesday and inked more than $15 billion in business deals but Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned Europe against interfering in its internal affairs over human rights. READ »

Berlin treads China human rights tightrope

Politics: 28 Jun 11
Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has offered a bright perspective on human rights in China, saying that long-term progress was possible despite some short-term speed bumps such as the jailing of artist Ai Weiwei. READ »

Frankfurt Book Fair to open amid censorship row

Society: 11 Oct 09
The Frankfurt Book Fair's 61st edition opens on Wednesday with the sector hit hard by the global recession and a bust up over censorship with guest of honour China overshadowing preparations. READ »

Merkel pips Dalai Lama for world popularity and power

Politics: 29 May 09
Chancellor Angela Merkel is among the world’s best-loved and most-influential politicians in the world – second only to US President Barack Obama and ahead of the Dalai Lama, according to a new poll. READ »

Munich wants Chinese Gitmo detainees

National: 17 Mar 09
The Bavarian city of Munich, home to the country's largest communiity of Uighurs, a Chinese ethnic minority group, wants to take on 17 Uighur Guantanamo Bay prisoners when the camp closes. READ »

The FDP's Karneval conspiracy

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Feb 09
With the Rhineland gearing up for Karneval this week and Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) riding high in opinion polls, Roger Boyes uncovers a stunning conspiracy at the highest levels of government. READ »

Dalai Lama says unrest possible in Tibet during German visit

National: 11 Feb 09
One day after receiving a German award on the 60th anniversary of his exile, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned Wednesday that the situation in his homeland was "very tense" and that an uprising was possible. READ »

Berlin vows to combat crisis with Beijing

Politics: 29 Jan 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday said the world’s two biggest exporters would work together to help combat the global economic crisis. READ »

Integrating the German way

Society: 28 Jan 09
A study this week showed Turks are Germany’s worst integrated immigrants, but is the country doing enough to make foreigners part of society? Monica McCollum signs up for an official integration course. READ »

China's Hu labels ties with Germany 'good'

Politics: 24 Oct 08
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday reportedly told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that relations were "good," indicating the two sides had patched up a row over the Dalai Lama. READ »

Merkel aims to repair relations with China

National: 22 Oct 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to China this week in a visit marking a normalization of ties after her meeting with the Dalai Lama last year led to frosty diplomatic relations. READ »

Nepal crash that killed Germans blamed on poor visibility

National: 9 Oct 08
Poor visibility caused the crash at a tiny airstrip in Nepal's Mount Everest region that killed 18 people, including 12 German tourists, officials said on Thursday. READ »

Germans believed dead in Nepal plane crash

Society: 8 Oct 08
A small passenger plane crashed on landing Wednesday morning in Nepal’s Everest region, killing 18 people believed to be mostly German tourists, Nepalese officials said. READ »

Germany and China call for unity on Iranian nuclear programme

Politics: 26 Sep 08
The foreign ministers of China and Germany have agreed that world powers must be united in their approach to Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, a diplomatic source said. READ »

Frank-Walter Steinmeier: the man who would be chancellor

Politics: 8 Sep 08
Germany's Social Democrats have picked Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to take on Angela Merkel in next year's election. AFP's Deborah Cole profiles the man who would be chancellor. READ »

China releases Tibetan-German protestor after Olympics

National: 25 Aug 08
A Tibetan-German activist has been returned to Germany on Monday after his arrest in China during the Olympic games. READ »

German jailed in China for Tibet protest

National: 23 Aug 08
A German is among a group of pro-Tibet activists arrested in Beijing and sentenced to ten days in prison as Chinese authorities toughen their approach to protesters with the end of the Olympics drawing close. READ »

What's on in Germany: August 14 - 20

Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
This Week's Highlights: A Turkish youth orchestra in Berlin, an all-day dance party in Cologne, and R.E.M. in Stuttgart. READ »

Chinese embassy in Berlin hit by protests

Politics: 7 Aug 08
One day before the start of the Olympics in Beijing, over a hundred protestors gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Berlin on Thursday to demonstrate for human rights. READ »

High oil prices bolster record BASF profits

Business & Money: 31 Jul 08
BASF, the world's biggest chemical company, posted record profit results for the second quarter on Thursday, boosted by high oil prices. READ »

Steinmeier prods China on human rights

Politics: 28 Jul 08
Germany’s foreign minister said Monday that the upcoming Olympic Games would herald a major “opening up” of Chinese society and urged Beijing to do more to ensure the rights of its minorities. READ »

Merkel asks China to push for success in Tibet talks

Politics: 9 Jul 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday asked Chinese President Hu Jintao to push for a successful outcome to talks between China and Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. READ »

Steinmeier to visit quake-hit China region

National: 12 Jun 08
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will travel to China on Friday where he will meet Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and visit earthquake-hit Sichuan province. READ »

US artist implicates Lacoste in Berlin KaDeWe vandalism caper

Society: 29 May 08
A young American artist has revealed he was paid by upscale clothing company Lacoste to vandalize Berlin's famous KaDeWe department store last week. READ »

China warns Germany over Dalai Lama visit

National: 20 May 08
China warned Germany on Tuesday that it must firmly oppose the Dalai Lama's "separatist activities" after Tibet's exiled spiritual leader met officials in Berlin. READ »

Dalai Lama addresses 25,000 in Berlin

National: 19 May 08
Speaking to thousands in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, the Dalai Lama on Monday called for dialogue to end violence as he wrapped up a visit to Germany that has stirred tension with China. READ »

Dalai Lama meeting stirs storm in Berlin and Beijing

National: 19 May 08
German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul held talks with the Dalai Lama on Monday in a meeting that riled leaders in Berlin as well as Beijing. READ »

China angered by German visit with Dalai Lama

National: 15 May 08
China will officially protest the planned meeting between German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul and the Dalai Lama, according to a newspaper report on Thursday. READ »

Berlin denies snubbing Dalai Lama

Politics: 14 May 08
Berlin has designated Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul to meet the Dalai Lama on behalf of the government during his upcoming visit to Germany. READ »

Dalai Lama to rally support for Tibet in Germany

National: 13 May 08
Germany is the Dalai Lama’s first stop this week on a tour meant to keep Tibet at the centre of the world stage ahead of the Beijing Olympics this summer. READ »

Steinmeier slammed for nixing visit with Dalai Lama

National: 8 May 08
A spokesman of the Dalai Lama in Europe criticized German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday for turning down a meeting with the Tibetan religious leader this month. READ »

Amnesty takes human rights torch on German run

National: 3 May 08
Human rights advocates Amnesty International started a torch run through Germany on Saturday to draw attention to abuses in China and the situation in Tibet. READ »

German Olympic uniform derided

Sport: 1 May 08
Germany’s official Olympic team outfits have been greeted with derision, after the orange jacket, white skirt/trouser combination was unveiled to a fanfare in Düsseldorf. READ »

Merkel welcomes China's offer to talk with Tibet

National: 26 Apr 08
German Chancellor Merkel welcomed China’s offer of talks with a representative of the Dalai Lama in an interview to be published Sunday. READ »

German companies foresee China visa problems

National: 22 Apr 08
German companies expect tightened visa restrictions because of the Olympic games in China to cause problems for business, according to a German trade board survey released on Tuesday. READ »

German MPs urge TV blackout of Olympic ceremonies

Sport: 17 Apr 08
German MPs have called on leading television channels not to screen the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in protest at China's Tibet policy, the Bild daily reported Thursday. READ »

Audi cancels Olympic torch event at Mount Everest

Business & Money: 16 Apr 08
German carmaker Audi has decided to cancel its SUV marketing event at Mount Everest in connection with the Olympic torch relay amid the ongoing controversy surrounding China’s policies in Tibet. READ »

Merkel ready to meet Dalai Lama again

National: 12 Apr 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was ready to meet the Dalai Lama again despite the trouble her last meeting with him caused for German-Chinese relations. READ »

Olympic athletes urged to wear human rights bracelet

Sport: 29 Mar 08
Former German Olympic medallists have called for those competing in the 2008 Olympics to wear a specially designed green and blue bracelet to protest human rights violations by China in Tibet. READ »

Berlin dismisses boycott of Beijing Games

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Mar 08
The German government and the German Olympic Committee have rejected a boycott of the Beijing Games this summer over China’s crackdown in Tibet. The country’s media largely agree with that decision in The Local's roundup of opinion. READ »

EU's Pöttering threatens Olympic boycott

National: 24 Mar 08
The president of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, said a boycott of this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing should be considered if China does not rethink its actions in Tibet. READ »

What does Tibet mean to us?

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Mar 08
Germany's government and citizens must actively put more pressure on China to stop its aggressive crackdown on protests in Tibet, writes Klemens Ludwig from the Tibet Initiative Deutschland. READ »

Germany demands transparency in Tibet

National: 21 Mar 08
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is calling on the Chinese government to raise the media blackout in Tibet. READ »

Beijing forces German journalists out of Tibet

National: 20 Mar 08
Chinese authorities have forced the last international journalists - German reporters Georg Blume and Kristin Kupfer - from Tibet as violence escalates in the region. READ »

Berlin suspends talks with China over Tibet

National: 20 Mar 08
Expressing concern about unrest in Tibet, Germany's development minister has said the country is suspending talks with China on development financing for renewable energy projects. READ »

Protesters attack Chinese consulate

National: 17 Mar 08
Some two dozen protesters were briefly arrested after trying to storm the Chinese consulate in Munich on Monday while demonstrating against recent violence in Tibet. READ »

Merkel rejects Olympics boycott over Tibet

National: 16 Mar 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she does not favour a boycott of the Beijing Olympics in August over China's crackdown on pro-independence protests in Tibet. READ »

Germany calls on China to talk to Dalai Lama over Tibet

National: 15 Mar 08
Germany on Saturday called on the Chinese government to engage in direct talks with the Dalai Lama over bloody protests in Tibet. READ »

Germany calls for calm in Tibet

National: 14 Mar 08
The German government called for an end to violent protests against Chinese rule in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Friday and said that peaceful demonstrations should be allowed to take place. READ »

German installation explores urban soundscapes

Lifestyle: 29 Feb 08
An innovative new sound installation project in Berlin is connecting cities worldwide in an attempt to challenge the way people interact with their aural and urban surroundings, writes Matt Robinson. READ »

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